AVOID THIS ESTABLISHMENT!! RUDE, OBNOXIOUS WAITERS & MANAGEMENT!
I am not one to complain, but this place is a disaster. We showed up for our reservation on time, but were told we'd have a very short wait. We were a larger party of 9, so we understood. After 1/2 hour, we noticed an empty table of 10 which was going unused so we inquired about being seated at this table. We were told we could only sit there if we agreed to purchase 2 bottles of wine priced over $150 each! We declined. After waiting another 45 minutes, we asked the hostess and owner when we might be seated. We explained that we had a reservation but had waited over an hour to which the owner rudely responded, ""Well, I have been here for over six hours!!"" I was stunned when the manager started rudely yelling at other parties who were also waiting for tables.
Finally, we were seated and had the worst experience ever with the obnoxious (bald headed, middle-aged male) waiter who badgered each of us to order the VERY overpriced KOBE beef rather than the steaks we were selecting. When I tried to order one of the less expensive Malbecs under $50/bottle he said they were ""sold out"" and kept pointing me to the $250 bottle! I am not making this up! At every turn, he kept rudely insisting that we order more expensive items than we wanted to order.
Once we ordered our wine, he kept opening new bottles and pouring them, without first asking if we cared for another bottle. (We drank over six bottles, in the end.) They immediately started pouring bottled water without asking if we wanted ice water and the waiter responded, ""That will take some time because I will need to get a pitcher and fill it with ice!""
Frankly, we thought this was some kind of joke.
The food was mediocre at best.
Others were also complaining as they left the restaurant.
To top it off, when we received the bill, an 18% tip was added which they refused to adjust downward.
Oh, and they never did seat anyone at the empty table of 10 with the minimum 2 $150+ bottle requirement!
These people are frauds!
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